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Israel's Aid Blockade To Gaza 'Unacceptable': Red Cross

The Red Cross on Thursday denounced the human cost of the war raging in Gaza, slamming Israel's "unacceptable" full blockade on aid into the besieged and conflict-ravaged Palestinian territory.

International Business Times · May 8, 2025

Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

DR Congo Boat Fire Toll Revised Down To 33

The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this week told AFP on Saturday that at least 33 people had died in the disaster, significantly fewer than previously reported.

International Business Times · Apr 19, 2025

Myanmar military announces temporary truce as quake death toll passes 3,000

Myanmar’s ruling army announces a temporary ceasefire to facilitate rescue efforts, days after the magnitude 7.7 quake.

Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2025

Myanmar junta fires on earthquake aid convoy as military leader rejects ceasefire proposal

Junta leader says military responded to attacks by rebel groups, in first admission of continued attacks

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

'Image Whisperers' Bring Vision To The Blind At Red Cross Museum

"They are our eyes," said Karin happily after releasing the arm of one of the specialised "image whisperers" guiding her and other blind people around Geneva's Red Cross museum.

International Business Times · Apr 2, 2025

Red Cross ‘heartbroken’ by suspected Israeli attack killing eight aid workers in Gaza

Red Cross says all eight medics were wearing visible emblems and travelling in clearly marked ambulances

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

Red Cross federation ‘outraged’ at deaths of Red Crescent medics in Gaza

Secretary general says he is ‘heartbroken’ by the news, after Israeli military says it fired on ‘suspicious vehicles’ that were later found to include ambulances

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

Volunteer rescuers race to find survivors two days after Myanmar earthquake

Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2025

Officials survey damage in Myanmar's earthquake-devastated central areas

Friday's deadly earthquake rattled most of Myanmar and Thailand but certain areas sustained the heaviest damage, including flattened buildings and many lost lives

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025